“This is the bottom line, whoever
believes in me has eternal life.” John 6:47 EFP
This is the
core of what it means to be a follower of Christ. It is equally simple as it is
comprehensive. There is no drawn out
process; no series of steps; no list of pre-requisites to be met. Believe and you have eternal life. Period.
It is immediate
and intertwined one with the other. It
is interesting to be reminded that eternal life is not the reward at the end of
time; it is the immediate result of placing my faith in the Life-giver. Eternal life is more than living forever; it
is the essence of the life we live here and now as we await the arrival of
eternity. Eternal life is what I
experience when Jesus is in me. Imagine
that? I get to experience forever every
day I live in Christ. Fullness. Abundant.
Liberty. Peace. Regardless of what the powers of hell send my
way and what chaos swirls around me, I have heaven in me and the presence of
the Almighty protecting me.
I like that—simple
and sweet!
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